Despite multi trillion naira interventions, Nigerian SMEs still crawl
The government has, over the years, made series of interventions running into trillions of naira to position the Small and…
How FG’s ban on midwives’ employment spiked maternal, infant mortality
For long, traditional birth attendants have established their presence in rural areas, catering to the needs of pregnant women and…
Travails of the fire fighters
HAKEEM GBADAMOSI, LEKAN OLABULO and IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI report that men of fire service across states of the country are suffering…
Police investigate allegation of policemen extorting drivers with POS machine
Social media went agog some days ago over a video posted by a Twitter user with a policeman caught in…
‘Some people don’t realise their New Year’s resolutions because they set unrealistic goals’
Another year has ended and many have planned their New Year’s resolutions. However, a large number of these resolutions are…
2020: Lagos residents, groups set agenda for govt
THE beginning of a new year comes with high expectations. The citizenry is not left out of this hope-against-hope race,…
Inside details of Kara market fire disaster: ‘They offered to help move my TV, radio, clothes, other belongings to safety but they stole them all’
THE fire disaster of December 31, 2019 that affected a section of the Kara cattle market, situated along Lagos-Ibadan highway,…
Sickle cell: ‘So far so good, I hope it works, I hope she’s free of this disease’
This report by United States-based National Public Radio (NPR) details the story of a young Mississippi woman’s journey through a…
When Lagos witnessed ‘Detty December’ by XChange100
For four days last December, XChange 100, a consortium of event promoters led by media mogul Tajuddeen Adepetu, locked down…
BAOSA empowers members, honours Ojora, others
Dressed in the academy’s traditional white shirt and trouser school uniform matched with navy blue and red tie, old students…
Breast cancer patient needs N2Million for treatment — Calls on Nigerians for help
“The pain is excruciating. At times my right leg to my hip will be so painful. At other times I…
Okada: N30bn business that threatens Nigeria’s future
Although the use of motorcycles for commercial purpose had been on in some parts of Cross River State and Yola…
Ogbomoso Ajilete carnival: Celebrating culture, music, development
SUNDAY ADEPOJU, who was at the 2019 edition of the Ogbomoso Ajilete carnival, reports that the annual event was a…
Finally, 2020, year of Nigeria’s ‘Visions,’ is here: Has the nation attained the goal of being among 20 great economies?
BAYO ALADE, OLATUNDE DODONDAWA, CHIMA NWOKOJI and IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI write that despite being launched with fanfare, Vision 2020 which was…
New Year: How Omisore helped indigent OAUTH patients
ONE cannot but laud the former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, for his yearly social intervention cause…
‘Each time I remember the spills and now the floods, my heart bleeds’
Martha Alfred used to harvest 20 bags of cassava each year before an oil spill forced her to abandon her…
2019: Year of mixed fortune for Lagosians
THE year 2019 was, without doubt, an unforgettable one for many residents of Lagos State. Besides being a year of…
Hues, cries over demolition of ‘Ile Arugbo’ in Kwara
Following the revocation of land on which Ile-Arugbo was built and the eventual demolition of the structure said to be…
2019: Year of wobbly policies, weak regulators
Sulaimon Olanrewaju reports that the sluggish economic growth experienced by the country in 2019 was occasioned by discordant economic policies,…
How Nigeria’s border closure is changing sub-regional trade pattern
Before Nigeria shut her borders on the 20th of August, 2019, the entire sub-regional economies of countries like Benin Republic,…
